Event Intern
Location: GB, LND, London
Department: Events
Employment type: Other
Required experience: Internship
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Education Management
Function: General Business

Company profile:
Apps for Good (#URL_937118d268463f038aabd860063eb978f7ad6c0a78ed8e595e39bfa1de380e90#) is an award-winning technology education movement where young people learn to create apps that solve problems they care about and change the world.  From a modest start of two centres and 50 students in 2010, Apps for Good has grown to over 220 schools and 20,000 students across the UK, as well as expanding to international partners through our open-source content. Apps for Good is supported by hundreds of technology entrepreneurs, UX designers and developers as Expert volunteers, as well as tech industry partners like Facebook, Google, Samsung, Thomson Reuters and Barclaycard. Praised by Secretary of State Michael Gove, Apps for Good has been widely covered in national publications including The Times, Guardian, Wired, The Next Web, The Economist and BBC News. In June 2013, Apps for Good was announced as one of four awardees of the Global Impact Challenge - an initiative run by Google for organisations that are using the powers of technology and innovation to make the world a better place.

Job description:
Join a fast growing technology education movementCDI Apps for Good (#URL_937118d268463f038aabd860063eb978f7ad6c0a78ed8e595e39bfa1de380e90#) is an award-winning technology education movement where young people in schools learn to create apps that solve problems they care about and change their world.  From a modest start in 2 centres and 50 students in 2010, Apps for Good has grown exponentially to 200+ schools and 20,000+ 11-18 year olds across the UK. Apps for Good is supported by hundreds of leading-edge technology entrepreneurs, UX designers and developers as expert volunteers as well as tech industry partners like Facebook, Dell, Thomson Reuters, BlackBerry and Barclaycard. Praised by Secretary of State Michael Gove, Apps for Good has been covered in key national publications amongst others The Times, Guardian, Wired, The Next Web, The Economist and BBC News and Blue Peter.Description: We are looking for an efficient events assistant to help with the organisation of our App Launch event. The event will be held at the end of January, with seven student teams from around the UK presenting their newly built apps to a large audience of digital experts and corporate sponsors.Responsibilities: Based in central London, the role will involve assisting the event organiser. This will include sending invitations, working with Event Brite and managing the guest list. The event assistant will also organise materials for the day like name badges and schedules as well as liaising with the catering team and organising the arrival of guests.Start Date: 7 JanuaryEnd Date: 6 FebruaryLocation: Central LondonHours: 3 days/weekType: InternshipRemuneration: Travel and lunch

Requirements:
You will need the ability to operate in a fast-moving environment, be reliable when working on a range of tasks and work under the supervision of the event organiser. Experience of working on events, particularly corporate events or events for school children would be useful. You will work with a passionate and vibrant team that is working hard on transforming the world through technology education.

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